List of 1632 Characters - Dukes of Saxe-Weimar

Dukes of Saxe-Weimar

Saxe-Weimar is the family seat of a cadet branch of the House of Wettin with the ducal title held by Wilhelm (William) of Saxe-Weimar. The Wettins are more of an extended clan than a single line of nobility, and through that house, the dukes of Saxe-Weimar are related one way or another to almost every other house of European nobility. The Saxe-Weimar dukes were in a somewhat ambiguous position, for the tradition of dividing the lands between all the sons had diminished the families lands to tiny pockets of holdings scattered the length and breadth of Thuringia. The family territories of the various Dukes of Saxe-Weimar were all ruled by William.

In the 1632 series: The family territories of the various Dukes of Saxe-Weimar were ruled by the four brothers, rather than just William. Gustavus allowed the NUS keep the Wettin lands in Thuringia. He stated that the Dukes had 'abandoned" their lands; however, their absence was due to fighting for him during the war. The three Wettin brothers were represented as sharing the ducal dignities and ruling by committee over the family lands, which may have been de facto practice inside the family, while duke Wilhelm held the actual power. His brother Albrecht was absent throughout the series, whereas his Brother Ernst was depicted as being older than the youngest brother. The brothers were displaced from their lands in Thuringia by the arrival of Grantville in 1631–32. He was depicted as a decent nobleman caught up in the war— even expressing an appreciation and thanks that the NUS had fed and saved so many of Thuringia's people during the preceding winter of 1631-32.